Geographical Sobriquets / Nicknames

Many places are nicknamed owing to something special to that place. Here is the list of sobriquets/nicknames of various places across the globe.

Nickname : Place

Holy City : Jerusalem
Forbidden City : Lhasa
Dark Continent : Africa
Gift of Nile : Egypt
City of the Golden Temple : Amritsar
City of Palaces : Kolkata
Cockpit of Europe : Belgium
Blue Mountains : Nilgiri Hills
City of Magnificent Distances : Washington
Granite City : Aberdeen
Herring Pond : Atlantic Ocean
Land of the Kangaroo : Australia
Land of Maple Leaf : Canada
Land of Cakes : Scotland
Land of Golden Fleece : Australia
Island of Pearls : Bahrain
White City : Belgrade
Land of Lilies : Canada
Windy City : Chicago
Sugar Bowl of the World : Cuba
Land of Thousand Lakes : Finland
Pillars of Hercules : Gibraltar
Emerald Island : Ireland
Land of the Rising Sun : Japan
Land of the Midnight Sun : Norway
Hermit Kingdom : Korea
Port of Five Seas : Moscow
Land of Canals : Netherlands
Land of Windmills : Netherlands
Empire City : New York
City of Dreaming Spires : Oxford
City of Brotherly Love : Philadelphia
City of Seven Hills : Rome
City of the Golden Gate : San Francisco
Venice of the North : Stockholm
Venice of the East : Alappuzha
Land of Thunderbolt : Bhutan
Pearl of the Antilles : Cuba
Sorrow of Bengal : River Damodar RiverSorrow of China : River Hwang Ho
Gateway of India : Mumbai
Spice Garden of India : Kerala
World’s Bread Basket : Prairies of North America
World’s Loneliest Island : Tristan da Cunha
Land of the White Elephant : Thailand
Land of Thousand Elephants : Laos
Sick Man of Europe : Turkey
Queen of the Adriatic : Venice
Island of Cloves : Zanzibar
Roof of the World : The Pamirs
Rose Pink City : Jaipur
Gate of Tears : Strait of Bab-el Mandeb

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